This page is designed to help you get ready for your expedition, and contains a load of useful information and documentation regarding your upcoming project.
The managers for your expedition, who are responsible for running the project, are PERSON 1 (terrestrial) and PERSON 2 (marine).
If you’ve ever any questions about your expedition that aren’t covered on this page, please feel free to contact them directly at email@opwall.com or email@opwall.com. Any questions about non-expedition topics such as your booking or finance, please contact your local Opwall office instead.
Click the links below to go to the relevant section:
The kit you take out on expedition can be one of the most important things about your expedition, as if it’s not right it might impact the time you spend on site. You can find an in-depth kit list specific to your expedition by clicking below.
You can give the letter below to your parents or guardians – it’s got our contact details and a bit of information about the nature of our expeditions.
The Schools’ Booklet is a great printable resources that holds a huge amount of information about your upcoming expedition.
There’s a large amount of information that we need to collect from you before your expedition, which we collect in through our online portal.
We’ve produced the following presentation as an in-depth guide to your project, that goes over your expedition, how to prepare and what to expect.
The kit you take out on expedition can be one of the most important things that you have to sort out before you go, and it’s very important that you have everything that we recommend – if you don’t then it really might impact the time you spend on site and how comfortable you are.
Don’t forget you may also need a PADI Pack if you’re going to be learning to dive. You can buy these through one of our partners here: https://divematerials.com/
We’ve produced a video that you can watch to talk you through the kit list, and a downloadable version that you can choose as a checklist, both below.
Operation Wallacea has a health and safety record that we’re very proud of. If you want a bit more information about that side of your expedition, you can find a presentation below that goes over the most frequent concerns, then you can also find documentation such as risk assessments in the expedition resources.
If you’ve got any questions about anything with regards to health and safety just let us know and we’ll be happy to answer them.
The Schools’ Booklet is a great printable resources that holds a huge amount of information about your upcoming expedition.
Learn the language! Click the link below to find some basic phrases you can use!
The kit you take out on expedition can be one of the most important things about your expedition, as if it’s not right it might impact the time you spend on site. You can find an in-depth kit list specific to your expedition by clicking below.
Get ahead of the competition! Find out what mammals, birds and herpetofauna you may see on your transects each day!
Calling all budding ornithologists! Download this zip file to listen to the sounds of the forest!
Get ahead of the competition! Find out what amazing marine life you may see while out diving or snorkelling the reefs!
All participants are able to qualify for the ASDAN Universities award, recognizing skills gained on the expedition. This is a great boost to any university application or CV.
You can give the letter below to your parents or guardians – it’s got our contact details and a bit of information about the nature of our expeditions.
Need some help tracking your flight details? Use this sheet to note everything down. Also contains useful information for when you arrive!
To find out more about the canopy access you can do in the Honduran forest, click on the link below to access the flyer.
Get ahead of the competition! Moths are amazing, find out here what kinds you may see during light trapping!
Get ahead of the competition! Dung beetles are incredibly important to the forest, find out more about them here!
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